Stories to follow today
Oyster Bay Town
Digging Day: Shellfish harvesting in a 2,500-acre section of Hempstead Harbor resumes today after a 40-year ban on commercial and recreational shellfishing. The area once was considered too polluted for harvesting clams and oysters. To see developments from the first day of digging, check Paul LaRocco’s Twitter updates @paullarocco.
Riverhead
Summer Hires: The Riverhead town board meets today at 2 p.m. at Town Hall (200 Howell Ave.). Among the resolutions to be considered are several to hire 10 youths for summer recreation programs. Check Mitchell Freedman’s Twitter updates @eastwatch.
Huntington Station
AvalonBay Action: The Suffolk County Planning Commission meets today at noon at the Riverhead County Center (Griffin Building, Legislative Auditorium) to consider the revised AvalonBay multifamily housing development proposed for Huntington Station. Check Deborah Morris’ Twitter updates @dsvmorris.
Luxe apts. got tax break without affordable housing ... Suburban voters and midterms ... LI employs 90% of highest paid government employees ... County on hook for $70M for dangerous intersection
Luxe apts. got tax break without affordable housing ... Suburban voters and midterms ... LI employs 90% of highest paid government employees ... County on hook for $70M for dangerous intersection